By Kendra Rowe
Several days ago an anonymous donor brought 362 pounds – an entire cage full – of decorated snack bags for NOVA Kids Cafe sites! Each bag contained an assortment of goodies including water bottle, 100% juice box, fruit cup, nutri grain bar, and several other items.
We sent out 266 bags to 6 sites in Northern [...]
By Marian Peele
This past March, I sat in on 1 of 3 classes for the Agency Achievement Academy’s Garden Series. The Garden Series was facilitated by our own, JuJu Harris and Susan Topping. The goal of the Garden series is to educate community organizations on the basis of starting and maintaining a garden. JuJu and Susan are [...]
Don’t forget to help Stamp Out Hunger on Saturday, May 8th!
You can help in three easy steps:
1. Place non-perishable foods into a bag
peanut butter
canned meat and fish
canned fruit and vegetables
cereal
2 . Leave the bag at your mailbox on Saturday, May 8th -your local letter carrier will pickup the donations and deliver to the Capital Area Food [...]
Every Saturday, the Capital Area Food Bank hosts over 100 (sometimes over 200!) volunteers to sort and pack food in our DC warehouse. Volunteering at the food bank is a hands on and rewarding experience, which is why over 12,000 people volunteer with us each year. Our volunteers are an essential part of our operations, [...]
After the record winter we experienced this year, spring is most welcome! But springtime also signals a distressing trend – when food donations start to drop. We at DelCor have accepted the challenge to help the food bank combat this phenomenon, along with our partners and clients throughout the association and nonprofit community.
Right now, we’re [...]
Food Donations Have Slowed
For the past couple of weeks, the Capital Area Food Bank has seen nonperishable food donations decline. This seems to be a seasonal phenomenon where donations soar from the fall months through the winter, but decline from spring into summer. Hunger takes no vacation, so we need your help.
You can do spring [...]
As anyone in the area knows, over the past couple of months, the Washington DC area has experienced record amounts of snow. Schools, businesses and even the federal government shut down in response. We experienced empty shelves at the grocery store, a lack of shovels at hardware stores, power outages…the stories go on and on.
As [...]
The Capital Area Food Bank is asking everyone to come out and Stuff A Truck this Friday, December 11th from 6:00 a.m.-11:30 p.m. We know the weather was beautiful last week, but in true Stuff A Truck fashion, the temperature has dropped! But don’t let the cold weather stop you from coming out and donating [...]
Sometimes a really good idea is born out of such simplicity; all it takes is a little spark. Here in the Harvest for Health department of the Capital Area Food Bank we concentrate on getting fresh produce to the people who need it. This year, a beautiful idea sprouted into a program new to the [...]
